The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and CallingRandom House Publishing Group, 2013 M02 6 - 352 pages “[An] acute and powerful vision . . . offers a renaissance of humane values.”—Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul and The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life Plato called it “daimon,” the Romans “genius,” the Christians “guardian angel”; today we use such terms as “heart,” “spirit,” and “soul.” While philosophers and psychologists from Plato to Jung have studied and debated the fundamental essence of our individuality, our modern culture refuses to accept that a unique soul guides each of us from birth, shaping the course of our lives. In this extraordinary bestseller, James Hillman presents a brilliant vision of our selves, and an exciting approach to the mystery at the center of every life that asks, “What is it, in my heart, that I must do, be, and have? And why?” Drawing on the biographies of figures such as Ella Fitzgerald and Mohandas K. Gandhi, Hillman argues that character is fate, that there is more to each individual than can be explained by genetics and environment. The result is a reasoned and powerful road map to understanding our true nature and discovering an eye-opening array of choices—from the way we raise our children to our career paths to our social and personal commitments to achieving excellence in our time. Praise for The Soul’s Code “Champions a glorious sort of rugged individualism that, with the help of an inner daimon (or guardian angel), can triumph against all odds.”—The Washington Post Book World “[A] brilliant, absorbing work . . . Hillman dares us to believe that we are each meant to be here, that we are needed by the world around us.”—Publishers Weekly |
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... their pathologies what their daimon might be indicating and what their destiny might want. CALLINGS Two stories of children: the first of a significant English philosopher, R. G. Collingwood (1889–1943); the second of a brilliant.
... their pathologies what their daimon might be indicating and what their destiny might want. CALLINGS Two stories of children: the first of a significant English philosopher, R. G. Collingwood (1889–1943); the second of a brilliant.
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... story, which was the realest thing in my life.”15 In her story, Eleanor imagined that she was living with her father as the mistress of his large household and a companion in his travels. The story continued years after his death. Today ...
... story, which was the realest thing in my life.”15 In her story, Eleanor imagined that she was living with her father as the mistress of his large household and a companion in his travels. The story continued years after his death. Today ...
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... story from the very early childhood—he was five—of Elias Canetti, a Bulgarian-born thinker and writer who was awarded a Nobel Prize for literature in 1981. My father read the ... Neue Freie Presse every day; it was a grand moment when ...
... story from the very early childhood—he was five—of Elias Canetti, a Bulgarian-born thinker and writer who was awarded a Nobel Prize for literature in 1981. My father read the ... Neue Freie Presse every day; it was a grand moment when ...
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... stories of human nature) be applied to ours. I want to reverse our thinking in psychology as it is taught and practiced, ambitiously seeking to redeem this field from some of its sins. EMINENT AND EXCEPTIONAL The stories that punctuate ...
... stories of human nature) be applied to ours. I want to reverse our thinking in psychology as it is taught and practiced, ambitiously seeking to redeem this field from some of its sins. EMINENT AND EXCEPTIONAL The stories that punctuate ...
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... stories of biblical types such as Abraham, Ruth, Esther, and David, and from lives of the saints—all heightened examples of character. All along, too, the theatrical tradition set forth extraordinary persons—from Oedipus, Antigone ...
... stories of biblical types such as Abraham, Ruth, Esther, and David, and from lives of the saints—all heightened examples of character. All along, too, the theatrical tradition set forth extraordinary persons—from Oedipus, Antigone ...
Contents
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Neither Nature nor NurtureSomething Else | |
Penny Dreadfuls and Pure Fantasy | |
Disguise | |
Fate | |
The Bad Seed | |
Mediocrity | |
A Note on Methodology | |
Dedication | |
Bibliography | |
Other Books by This Author | |
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